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if he dies soon, should the u.s. change its policy? >> if fidel castro dies, he has been a cruel and impressive tyrant but his brother raul is still a dictator ruling cuba. i hope if and when fidel castro dies, he seems to have defied all expectations up to this point, that it will lead to change in cuba. i don't think we should change our foreign policy to cuba unless and until they stop being an oppress i totalitarian state that imprisons and tortures its citizens. i'm hopeful that when fidel castro dice, and it may take raul castro dying as well, we can change. >> mr. sadler? >> i agree with him. i think you have to see what comes after. see what our policies are after that. >> thank you very much. peggy has a question for mr. sadler. >> tens of thousands of people have been killed in the mexico drug war. would you support an increase of presence of the national guard at the u.s.-mexico border in light of this? >> we have done that, we have 26,000 border agents up from 15,000 during president bush's tenure, we have the right to defe
if he dies soon, should the u.s. change its policy? >> if fidel castro dies, he has been a cruel and impressive tyrant but his brother raul is still a dictator ruling cuba. i hope if and when fidel castro dies, he seems to have defied all expectations up to this point, that it will lead to change in cuba. i don't think we should change our foreign policy to cuba unless and until they stop being an oppress i totalitarian state that imprisons and tortures its citizens. i'm hopeful that when...
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i am a former u.s. department of state foreign service worker, which has given me an interest in what the heck is happening with my country. i am a freelance op-ed writer, a press club member, who is a republican in harlem. here is my comment. i just want to commend amy and anna for their comments. i like to see and it reads comments from people of color. -- i like to see and read comments from people of color. we do not get a free range. and just a quick plug. i would like to say that i am a time warner shareholder, and i just want to hear the news. i do not want to your editorial. my favorite purveyor is an all news radio station. they just give you the straight news, all -- no frills. just give us the straight news. >> thank you. over here. go ahead. >> hi. i am -- mostly a drama reviewer now. what difference does all the brilliant cut bridge in the world -- what difference does all the brilliant coverage in the world make it people are not allowed to vote? courts are overturning it. it is on this un
i am a former u.s. department of state foreign service worker, which has given me an interest in what the heck is happening with my country. i am a freelance op-ed writer, a press club member, who is a republican in harlem. here is my comment. i just want to commend amy and anna for their comments. i like to see and it reads comments from people of color. -- i like to see and read comments from people of color. we do not get a free range. and just a quick plug. i would like to say that i am a...
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number one, military pensions, and, number two, bond holders of u.s. debt. the u.s. will not default on its sovereign debt, but there is a huge interest rate risk, and if you are a foreign investor, there's a huge currency risk in investing in. all the new debt in the last two years has been purchased by the federal reserve, up 70% of that, we are self-dealing in our and debt. we did not have market rates. we have artificially low rates. china, japan, opec nations, because they have positive trade values, but if they buy a 30-year bond? no, they are buying short term, because we have historically low interest rates, the lowest maturity in history, and when the interest rates go up, for everyone% increase, it is $160 billion a year in new spending for which we get shinola -- nothing. and now up to 5% below average interest rates. >> isn't it interesting that not more people talk about it on television, and the candidate do not spend much time talking about this. it is just like being in denial. >> we did not go through the decade of george w. bush and the last four ye
number one, military pensions, and, number two, bond holders of u.s. debt. the u.s. will not default on its sovereign debt, but there is a huge interest rate risk, and if you are a foreign investor, there's a huge currency risk in investing in. all the new debt in the last two years has been purchased by the federal reserve, up 70% of that, we are self-dealing in our and debt. we did not have market rates. we have artificially low rates. china, japan, opec nations, because they have positive...
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the inside the u.s. government come inside the u.s. government, there are real concerns about having law being used against the united states. caulks can i say something? -- >> can i say something? i agree that it is important to always be thinking about your client. i would like to put a little bit of a different spin on something that was said earlier. it is difficult to get government official. if that is what these cases bring up -- on behalf of my client, it is difficult to be torture survivor. it is difficult to be a survivor of rape and slave labor. it is wrong outcome to take away the only access they have to justice, to slam the doors and say, you cannot even try. you cannot even come to court and tell your story and try to see justice. try to overcome political questions. all of these things that are available to defendants. for my clients, if it is hard to be a u.s. government official. i am not sympathetic to that. [applause] they have a lot of opportunities to have these conversations. >> these are the emotional arguments
the inside the u.s. government come inside the u.s. government, there are real concerns about having law being used against the united states. caulks can i say something? -- >> can i say something? i agree that it is important to always be thinking about your client. i would like to put a little bit of a different spin on something that was said earlier. it is difficult to get government official. if that is what these cases bring up -- on behalf of my client, it is difficult to be...
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as a u.s. senator, i will do everything i can to advocate for lower taxes across the board for the middle class and others, job creators as well. we cannot tax our way to prosperity. if we're going to grow the economy is in ohio and nationally, we need a simpler tax code with lower tax rates, a broader base, and more fair to the middle class. a lot of republicans do not like to hear this, but when general electric -- >> your time is up. mr. brown, 30 seconds to respond. [applause] >> signing a pledge to fat cat lobbyists it is giving away your right to think, which is what that is doing. you'll never get to a balanced budget because we are just asking higher-income people to play more like they did in the clinton years. do you what else that means? it means you cannot close tax loopholes to subsidies that we continue to give to oil companies. it means you cannot close the loophole if it shuts down and they lose their operations overseas. they can get a tax break to do that. there's no sense in
as a u.s. senator, i will do everything i can to advocate for lower taxes across the board for the middle class and others, job creators as well. we cannot tax our way to prosperity. if we're going to grow the economy is in ohio and nationally, we need a simpler tax code with lower tax rates, a broader base, and more fair to the middle class. a lot of republicans do not like to hear this, but when general electric -- >> your time is up. mr. brown, 30 seconds to respond. [applause]...
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intelligence suggests that the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed a u.s. ambassador and three others was a pre-planned attack carried out by outside a. in light of this revelation, would you support retaliation on libyan soil? >> i do support military action against outside a. i think that for a long time the thought about the role in afghanistan -- we went into a afghanistan to get out at a. i'm glad we focused on it and this administration has wiped out a lot of the top leadership about kai, including getting and killing osama bin lawton. al qaeda is active elsewhere. i think the activity in africa -- in africa suggest that we need to take the battle to there. the question of when you undertake action is always a delicate one. it is important for the president and congress to be in dialogue to make sure they are doing the right thing. al qaeda terrorist declared war on the united states. wherever they're acting, if they are perpetrating crimes, we need to go get them. yes, if there was a solid, credible intelligence associating the attacks in libya from
intelligence suggests that the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed a u.s. ambassador and three others was a pre-planned attack carried out by outside a. in light of this revelation, would you support retaliation on libyan soil? >> i do support military action against outside a. i think that for a long time the thought about the role in afghanistan -- we went into a afghanistan to get out at a. i'm glad we focused on it and this administration has wiped out a lot of the top...